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Old 05-04-2003, 11:11 AM
Steve Coyle
 
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Default Caladium Help ?

Howdy folks,
In regard to this message:


Was at Howards this morning (March 21). They have a few in about 7" ?
pots about $7.50.

Roland


I want to thank the folks who e-mailed suggestions. I'm sure those of
us on this list who do landscaping work know what a pain it is to try
to talk customers out of planting the wrong thing at the wrong time (
Or some monstrously innapropriate plant )
Sometime I wish I could be like a Chef at a fancy restaurant and run
around with a trowel yelling in a threatening manner " You will not
plant a Mimosa in this landscape!"

At the last minute I did find six inch Caladiums at Home Depot, the
trick is to get there when the trucks are arriving on the weekdays and
take them off the racks before they have a chance to get them into the
store. ( They were $1.99 a six inch pot )

Today I spent an hour trying to sell a design with Four Nerve
Daisies, Zexmenia, Black Foot Daisies and a back gound of Silver
Santolina and the customer decided at the last minute that he wanted
Banana Trees.
As Charlie Brown would say "Urrrgghh" Now I gotta hunt Bananas.

thanks again,
Steve Coyle